The Fuel Choices Summit, hosted by the prime minister, hopes to 'promote Israel's ambitious goal of reducing 60% of the country's oil consumption by 2025.' Some of the solutions presented there include a smart electric scooter and an...

A new Tel Aviv-based startup seeks to transform bars usually shuttered during the day into vibrant working spaces. Pub Hub, which began operations Monday, rents out popular Tel Aviv pubs to those seeking a working space....

Luxury American tourism magazine Jetsetter has named the world’s best designed hotel, and it’s none other than the stunning Brown Beach House in Tel Aviv, Israel. Last week, the magazine announced the winners of its...

This summer is expected to be the busiest in the history of Ben-Gurion Airport (TLV). Tourists may not be coming in record numbers, but millions of Israelis will surely be traveling in and out of the holy land,...

The Israeli disaster relief group IsraAID set up a field hospital in the earthquake-hit Ecuadorean village of Canoa, and began operating it on Saturday evening, the group said. IsraAID’s team will focus on immediate care,...

More than ever, India is turning to Israel for assistance in dealing with its water issues. Last week, a dozen companies and as many Israeli officials were in India for its annual Water Week, where agreements were signed on water research...

Learn from Israel How to Build an Emergency Field Hospital in 12 Hours

When disaster strikes, Israel’s government, army and aid agencies are always among the first to send material and expert assistance, whether it’s earthquakes in Haiti and Nepal, tsunamis in Sri Lanka and...

Walt Disney has invested in Playbuzz, a creator of an online platform for quizzes, games and other content, the latest move by the entertainment giant to increase its presence in online media. Playbuzz, whose content...

In recent years, the smart cities trend has expanded to also include monitoring companies which measure resource utilization like lights on public streets. When there is no vehicular or foot traffic on a given street,...

Seventeen year-old Shani, who studies writing computer code in high school, sits in a conference room at Kodak’s Petah Tikva offices Sunday surrounded by a team of successful, talented women in the field of hi-tech....

The technology giant has quietly created a hardware development center in Israel, where engineers are crafting top-secret future products; it has so far invested $1.2 billion in Israel and continue to eagerly recruit new Israeli...

Seven of the most innovative Israeli start-ups working in the mobile health space – which “reduces” medical technology to fit into a smartphone or wearable device – were chosen to participate in a start-up contest held...

Sunday was Game Day and that means the best brands are set to tackle one another for the title of Best Commercial at Super Bowl. Israel’s do-it-yourself website builder platform, Wix.com, is hoping to score another touchdown with its...

Israeli, Palestinian and American Collaboration Saves Life of Nablus Teen

Cooperation between Israelis, the Palestinian Authority and the US National Institutes of Health has saved the life of Jummana, a 17-year-old girl from Nablus who had been suffering from a serious and rare...

In the past nine years, Israeli nanotechnology researchers have filed 1,590 patents (769 granted so far), published 12,392 scholarly articles on the subject, and had 129 nano-success stories, which include establishing...

Five new dairy farms in South Sudan will be created with the help of one of Israel’s architectural firms, AlefBet Planners. These new farms will provide a much needed boost to the country’s agricultural...

Mashable picked the 100 best iPhone apps of all time. Three Israeli-made apps — Waze, Meerkat and Yo – made the list. Waze ranks 22nd on the impressive list. At No. 86 on the list is the Israeli-American...

2015 was am amazing year for Israeli High-Tech, with more and more amazing inventions and creations that won awards and changed lives. Whether it is in medicine, entertainment, security or lifestyle - the Startup Nation has proven itself once again as a capital of creativity and out-of-the-box thinking. Here's a list of 9 inventions that really stood out this year. You can also vote for your favorite!

For a country the size of New Jersey that seems to always be on the verge of war, it is unlikely that Israel would be one of the world’s science superpowers. But somehow, the State of Israel defeats all odds. The amount...

How hot or cold is it? To find out, you check the thermometer. How long or short is an object? For that, you pull out a ruler and measure it. How sweet is “sweet”? Yuval Klein, CEO of Israeli start-up Valiber, aims to...

Introducing – Israel's Southern High Tech Hub
Beersheva has seen its share of cornerstone ceremonies over the last two decades, but it is still tough to fathom that its miraculous growth materialized and yet the first of 23 buildings planned for the city’s high-tech park were...

CES is one of the biggest conferences of its kind in the world, drawing some 3,600 exhibitors and 150,000 people, with plenty of media coverage on the latest and coolest gadgets to hit the circuit. The Israeli delegation...

Israeli startup Mobeego launched Monday their disposable cellphone charger in Israel and abroad, suitable for both Google Android and Apple iOS smartphones, enabling one to charge one's cellphone for up to four hours for about...

In spite of numerous events in China during the last year – an economic downturn, economic reform and a national campaign against corruption – the country retains one of the fastest GNP growth rates in the world. The middle class in...

Buzz Aldrin Skyrockets the International Astronautical Congress in Jerusalem

Israelis seeking an escape from this week’s daily terror attacks couldn’t fly to the moon, but they had a chance to hear from someone who did — Buzz Aldrin. In Israel’s terror-riven capital, the Israel...

Facebook announced this week that its Internet.org initiative and France-based satellite communications company Eutelsat are teaming up to bring satellite internet to sub-Saharan Africa. The two companies will offer separate internet...

More and more elderly people worldwide are joining the technology revolution, and technology is coming to meet them halfway. In Israel, one of the world’s high-tech capitals, companies are racing to develop new applications and...

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